snail advice

[Beth777]

I've read about people using cuttlebone. Excellent place to start some research.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fwsubwebindex/MollusksFW.htm/AppleSnailsF.htm

[Crush]

nerites are loving the algae on my substrate...should have gottens these guys a long time ago.

[Crush]

I have soft water unfortunately. I decided today to get a few nerite snails and 3 mystery snails. Im trying out something I read last night about calcium pills you get in the health section of walmart and such. its primarily calcium carbonate. Iv got a mystery snail that jumped on the pill and now looks like al pacino in scarface...white powder all on his nose and face...lmao

[morpheus]

i have never had to add any calcium supplements or veggies, but tats just me. water is pretty hard, so probably has a descent amount of calcium carbonate in it.

i have some limestone in my tank which has assassin snails, which i agree is cheap and does buffer the water slightly. my other tank with nerites doesnt have anything in there, just plastic plants and java moss, but they have been going strong for maybe 2 years now. plus they clean up flake food and/or pellets and probably get something from that.

[mnemenoi]

Try adding some holey rock, it is essentially just calcium and will buffer the water up as it might be depleted. Far cheaper and looks better as part of the hardscape.

[ptran]

More vegies! That's their main diet.


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[Crush]

oh and will that calcium supplement for corals work?

[Crush]

iv tried mystery snails before and had issues with their shells eroding. I assume this was due to lack of calcium. Iv searched for some sort of calcium supplement but I find mostly supplements meant more for corals. my root tabs has calcium and the shrimp food has some calcium. Is this enough? I didn't have this stuff before but before I add anymore snails I want to make sure I don't waste money and kill anymore poor things. also is there a calcium supplement geared towards snails?